Bottle top



J. F. DOWD.

BOTTLE TOP.

APPLICATION FILED 05023, I920.

l ,4 1 9,829 Patented J une 13, 1922.

UHTFED ?S I JAMES F. DOWD, OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND.

BOTTLE TOP.

Specification of Letters Patent. P tented June 13, 1922.

Application filed December 23, 1920. Serial No. 432,758.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, James F. Down, a citizenof the United States of America, and resident of Xewport. in the countyof Newport and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Imp-rovements in Bottle Tops, of which the following is aspecification. I

This invention relates to tops for bottles and particularly to acombined dispensing and sealing top.

An object of this invention is to produce a bottle cap or cover providedwith a flexible spout capable of being opened by gravity or the force ofthe outflowing fluid, the said cap being of such material as to causecollapsing or contraction of the spout in order that it will beself-sealing to an extent which will prevent free access of air to theinterior of the. bottle.

It is an object of this invention to produce a top and spout preferablyof rubber, capable of dispensing or discharging fluid when the bottle istilted or tipped which spout becomes closed when the bottle is rightedso that the contents of the bottle is sealed from the air.

It is furthermore an object of this invention to produce an auxiliaryfastening by which the spout is compressed against the side of the capand held in closed condition.

A st-ill'furthe'r object of this invention is to produce a cap or coverwhich can be applied to and removed from bottles, jars or the like. andthe said invention is of particular importance in connection with use onmilk bottles as it can be temporarily applied to armilk bottle after thesame is unsealed and the said cap or cover will allow for the pouring ofthe milk from the bottle, whereas it will be automatically sealed to anextent as to prevent access of air to the interior of the bottle, whichmight impair the quality of the milk.

With the foregoing and other objects in view. the invention consists inthe details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this application wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in whichFigure'l illustrates a view in elevation of a fragment of a bottleshowing the device embodying the invention in section;

Figure 2 illustrates a similar view showing the parts in differentpositions of adjustment; and

Figure 3 illustrates a similar view showing the bottle tilted forpouring.

In these drawings 5 denotes the bottle, 6 a cap and 7 the spout formedas a part of the cap, the said cap and spout being preferably formed ofrubber.

The cap and spout are formed in a manner to cause the spout to extendlaterally of the cap and its flange, a construction which is simple,since it only requires that the cap be enlarged or extended on one sideand apertured to form an opening forthe spout.

As shown in the drawing the cap may have a marginal bead 8 to facilitatemanipulation of the cap in applying and removing it from a bottle, andwhen desired, a retaining band 9 of rubber may be employed embracing thecap just above the bead, the said band being preferably flexible andcapable of being extended to embrace the spout when the said spout isbent downwardly as shown 'in' Fig. 2. In this use of the device thespout is more fully sealed against the circulation of air therethroughand this expedient may be employed when the bottle is to be transportedor is to remain standing for some length of time. For ordinary purposes,however, as when the bottle is kept in a refrigerator and the contentsis being used from time to time, the character of the material of whichthe spout is formed is to.be such as to cause the throat or opening inthe spout to become closed, it being understood that the said materialshall be yieldable to permit the formation of a passage through whichthe fluid will flow when the bottle is in position to pour the contents.

While I have shown this device in practical application, associated witha milk bottle, it is to be understood that the inventor does notrestrict himself with respect to its employment and that many other useswill suggest themselves in practice.

It will be observed that the cover and spout can be constructedinexpensively and of course they will prove durable if proper materialand treatment is-employed in the production of the device I claim In acombined cover andspout for bottles, a cap having a side portion adaptedto embrace a bottle neck and a covering portion 5 adapted to extend overthe mouth of a bottle, the said covering portion being extended on oneside and adapted to project beyond the side of a'bottle and merging withan extension of the side portion of the cap, the said cover having anaperture at ap- 10 proximately the point of merger of the said coveringportion and side portion.

JAMES F. DOWD.

